Newton's First Law

Newton's 1st Law states an object at rest tends to stay at rest...

• as long as it is still tired

• unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

Newton's 1st Law is also called the Law of ...

• Friction

• Inertia

• Unbalanced forces

• Newtons

An object in motion tends to stay in motion unless an ___ force acts on it.

• unbalanced
• balanced

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Objects at rest remain at rest and objects traveling at a steady rate in a straight line continue that way until a _________acts on them.  

• force
• velocity
• inertia
• acceleration 

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The tendency of an object to resist change in motion.

• Force
• Motion
• Friction
• Inertia

Objects with more mass have LESS inertia.

• True

• False

What does friction do to a moving object?

• Makes it rise

• Speeds it up

• Slows it down

• All choices are correct

An example of inertia is when milk in a glass keeps moving when you have stopped stirring

• True

• False

If you kick a ball it will fly forever unless a force acts on it.

• True

• False

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The skateboarder does NOT see the stick on the ground and is approaching FAST. Based on what you know about inertia, what do you think will happen next?

• The skateboarder will hit the stick and stop.

• The skateboarder will hit the stick and go flying forward but the skateboard will stop.

• The skateboarder will hit the stick and bounce backwards.

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